Vet Electronic Trails Act of 2015

Construction Bidding Reform H.R. 1942 Amend the Internal Revenue Service Code to reduce the depreciation period for energy efficient mechanical equipment for heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) to twenty years from the current thirty-nine year depreciation period Oppose anti-Davis-Bacon/anti-PLA Amendments - H.R. 2216 Oppose Perry Amendment banning use of PLAs on Federal construction - H.R. 2217 Support accuracy and accountability of Davis-Bacon Act Support Federal Buildings Energy Savings Act of 2013 - H.R. 1659 Extension of Tax Provisions (expiring in 2013-14) Support GSA's Green Building Program to House, Senate Congressional Appropriations Committees Co-sponsored Congressional High Performing Builiding Caucus briefing, reception Support Federal Cost Reduction Act of 2013 - H.R. 472 Smart Energy Bill (support) - H.R. 4017 Extend in 2012 tax provisions that expired in 2011, especially energy efficiency incentives Support adoption of energy efficiency retrofits and renovations in existing buildings in U.S. Support appropriate use of PLAs on public construction projects; oppose Bartlett amendment to H.R. 4310 Support Grimm amendment to the Military Construction and Veterans Affaris and related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2013 (support PLAs) Support investments in industrial energy efficiencey, including combined heat and power (CHP) and waste heat recovery (WHR) Support The Commercial Building Modernization Act - S. 3591 Support construction of net-zero energy schools Support incentivizing grid reliability and building resiliency for critical operations in the wake of Hurricane Sandy Support resolution to Federal Government shutdtown and budget & debt crisis. Provided comments for "Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Participating Providers and Suppliers" - Docket Number: CMS-3178-P Support the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 Reauthorization Act - S. 2244, H.R. 508 Comments submitted for Federal Register (Notice 2014-13380): Commends Dept. of Labor Wage and Hour Division for efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burdens on compliant employers and for diligent effot to maintain strong enforcement efforts on projects covered by Davis-Bacon. Support "Solutions Not Bailouts" proposal for multiemployer pension plan reform. Oppose Flake amendment (FLAKE #103) to The Keystone Pipeline Act - S. 1 Support use of Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) on California's Imperial Beach Project